Solving time: 36 minutes with one wrong unchecked letter at 23ac. As usual definitions are underlined in bold italics, {deletions and substitutions are in curly brackets} and [anagrinds, containment, reversal and other indicators in square … Read more “Times Cryptic 27356”
Month: May 2019
Times Quick Cryptic 1356 by Izetti
This one’s an Izetti – so it’s clever but gettable. Thoroughly enjoyed my 13 minutes bouncing around the grid. The NW caused the most problems and I finished with LOI 13ac.6dn gets my COD for … Read more “Times Quick Cryptic 1356 by Izetti”
Times 27355 – “…to know which way the wind blows”
Time:14 minutesMusic: Wagner: Tannhauser Overture and Venusberg Music, Reiner/Chicago We’re certainly back to an easy Monday here, with nearly a record time for me. The puzzle was eminently biffable, and I certainly biffed away. I … Read more “Times 27355 – “…to know which way the wind blows””
QC 1355 by Tracy
No problems this week, everything slipped in nice and easily just under the 10-minute mark and when I pressed the button all was present and correct. FOI was 1A, LOI was 5D. COD could have … Read more “QC 1355 by Tracy”
Sunday Times 4850 by David McLean
8m. A gentle one this week. No unknowns for me, although the answer at 22ac is one of those (many) things I think I only know from crosswords. Not much more to say on this … Read more “Sunday Times 4850 by David McLean”
Mephisto 3063 – Paul McKenna
Been kind of busy these last few weeks with the end of semester, a move and a play, so I didn’t solve this one until just now. Had to laugh that my last entry involved … Read more “Mephisto 3063 – Paul McKenna”
Jumbo 1380
I found this one marginally easier than average though it did contain a couple of words seldom seen in Crosswordland. FOI 1A, LOI 13A. Finally a job advert – if anyone would be interested in … Read more “Jumbo 1380”
Times Cryptic No 27348 – Saturday, 11 May 2019. A Walk in the Woods.
If you knew that Terence Rattigan wrote the play mentioned in the title, you probably found this whole crossword a walk in the park! Otherwise, you might have had to tax your mind a bit … Read more “Times Cryptic No 27348 – Saturday, 11 May 2019. A Walk in the Woods.”
Times Jumbo 1379: QJ
This very much had the air of a Jumbo-fied QC. I took my first 3 minutes printing it out for a friend and still almost got it done inside a quarter hour. Apart from a … Read more “Times Jumbo 1379: QJ”
Quick Cryptic 1354 by Hurley
I made unnecessarily heavy weather of this, but in retrospect I think it is quite fair. One problem is I’m typing in the car while Mrs Curarist drives us down to Folkestone with the sole … Read more “Quick Cryptic 1354 by Hurley”